Archive for February 2019
With Harper signed, BABS looks at the winter’s big movers
by Patrick Cloghessy Admit it. After following the transaction tracker and rumor mill this offseason, you attempted to contextualize the news for fantasy baseball purposes. For some reason it felt… incomplete. Why the inability to see James Paxton’s real value in New York? The answer is simple: BABS had yet to weigh in. What follows is…
Read MoreBABS says: No need to spend big for Manny
by Doug Gruber BABS has taught us that players with the same asset ratings are pretty much interchangeable. The (F,p,AV) asset group is a great place to dive into this concept. BABS has identified 20 players that she says are more alike than they are different. There are some big names in this group, including…
Read MorePay for top starters or play the marketplace
Latest special discount to The Athletic for site members. By Patrick Cloghessy When it comes to pitching, we want strikeouts. Lots of them. When it comes to starting pitchers who take the mound every fifth day and stockpile the whiffs, well…we can’t always get what we want. There are 45 starting pitchers BABS tabs as…
Read MoreBABS rates Ron’s 50-round D&H team
I just completed a 50-round snake in an NFBC “Draft Champions” (Draft & Hold) format, with 14 other speakers from the First Pitch Arizona conference. I used the BABS spreadsheet published late last month, although I veered a bit from the plan. I fully embraced the BABS ratings, but opted to eschew the targets. Instead,…
Read MoreBABS loves the 2019 Outfield pool
Today is the final day to take 50% off a subscription to The Athletic. by Doug Gruber Welcome to the outfield, where the skills are extreme, diverse and plentiful…more than enough for even the deepest mixed league. From superstars to end game speculations, BABS provides bountiful possibilities to fill every owner’s outfield roster needs. Extreme…
Read MoreSpeed is plentiful in the shortstop pool
The 50% Off discount to The Athletic is available through Monday, February 18. by Pat Cloghessy Speed is a precious commodity. In this year’s player pool, speed paired with another asset is in short supply. There are 33 full-timers who can claim another asset in addition to speed. Thirteen of these have shortstop eligibility. So,…
Read MoreSecondbasemen offer diverse skills, multiple positions
In our perpetual quest for speed, second base is the first place where we can take a serious look. Here, and at shortstop, you can really stock up. However, SS also has a bunch of power options, so if you are going to skim off the SBs, they may come a little cheaper here. There…
Read MoreI’m joining The Athletic… and an early BABS observation
The news is out… I am joining the staff of The Athletic. For those unfamiliar, TA is a subscription-based online sports magazine that boasts some of the best writers in the business. Today kicks off the launch of their new fantasy baseball section, and I’m honored to have been asked to be a contributor. Here…
Read MoreGrab your 3Bmen early in this shallow skills pool
by Doug Gruber The perception by many fantasy owners is that the 3B position is a deep player pool. BABS says otherwise; she tells us that the number of multi-asset players continues to fall… from 20 in 2017, to 17 last year, to only 12 for 2019. Some of the pool evaporation is due to…
Read MoreFirst Base is Thinner, but Leverage Options are Plentiful
It has been pointed out in numerous places that this is the first year (since 2004, anyway) that there are no first-basemen in the first round ADP rankings. Indeed, the position has thinned out, but there still remain plenty of BABSian opportunities to play off the marketplace. Among full- and mid-timers, there are only seven…
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